When asked his thoughts on the final play against Carolina — the one that caused him to chase down a ref and drop a profanity — Tom Brady only had one thing to say.

“My mom thought it was a penalty, does that count?”

Totally counts. But Brady didn’t wait for his rhetorical question to be asked. With his trademark smile and the winter hat he was conspicuously wearing indoors, Brady said it’s time to move on and focus on Peyton Manning and the Broncos.

The word about Brady’s mom’s officiating stance made its way through the locker room. Rob Gronkowski was told about the quote and backed up Mrs. Brady.

“Our moms are on the same page.”

There seems to be universal consensus among mothers. Here’s an actual, unedited text my mom, a Redskins fan, sent me early Tuesday morning:

“Wow. That was a bad call. They were robbed. Would be ticked. I know u don’t think hes Joe gibbs but belichek is a darn good coach and Tom Brady is a fierce competitor and cute.:)) I loved belichek s press conference. They were afraid to ask him anything at first.”

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